Archivists, locals work to preserve legacy of black Louisville

3:58 AM,
Feb. 2, 2014

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Walnut Street was a racially diverse artery of Louisville long before mandated desegregation.

Barrington "Boogie" Morton was among those Saturday who recalled when Walnut - later renamed Muhammad Ali Boulevard - teemed with live jazz music and other nightlife during the 1940s and 1950s at places like the Lyric Theater.

"On the converse side, black people couldn't come to white clubs," said Morton, a pianist and saxophonist. ...